Special Policeman Killed in Tiberias

April 6, 1939

JERUSALEM (Apr. 5)

A Jewish special policeman, Ephraim Horslay, was shot dead in Tiberias today while guarding an ice factory.

The Greek ship Astir left Haifa port this morning with a cargo of 638 Jewish refugees. The ship had been seized near the Palestine coast and brought to Haifa on suspicion of trying to land the refugees illegally. Three of the passengers, including a woman in child birth, were landed and taken to the Government Hospital. Police questioned two Nazi agents on board.

Censorship of press cables, which has been in effect for some time, will be lifted tomorrow.